The government has been accused of mismanaging reforms to no-fault evictions saying: “It’s created uncertainty upon uncertainty”. Theresa May first made the...
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Jonathan Rolande is a property industry and housing market commentator, and is founder of the National Association of Property Buyers. It’s almost...
26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The so-called ‘Boris bounce’ in the housing market after the last General Election failed to materialise, an estate agency chain claims. Winkworth,...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Government quietly announced population projections towards the end of January that could have major implications for the types of homes...
02 March 2024
From: The Big Issues
A bid to make three Northumberland holiday cottages available as permanent private residences has been rejected by planners. At a time when...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A newspaper claims that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants British families to be given higher priority for social housing. Implicitly this may...
25 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The best way to judge the UK housing market is to check on what’s happening in Parliament, not the price indices...
01 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Rental activists are up in arms because Housing Secretary Michael Gove failed to mention the Renters Reform Bill during his keynote...
04 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has been given the job of Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Making an investment in a country with a different currency introduces exchange rate risk. Ideally, a UK investor would buy the...
26 August 2023
From: Agent Advice
It may be all change - again - at the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities if the government’s poor...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The BBC says discussions are underway to extend the Renters Reform Bill to specifically outlaw any rental listing banning families and benefit recipients...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The new director of Generation Rent, Ben Twomey, takes over from Baroness Alicia Kennedy this morning. A statement announcing his appointment earlier...
14 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The government has back-tracked on its decision to publish the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill this week. The Mirror newspaper reports this morning that...
10 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The Green Party’s co-leader Carla Denyer has branded the government’s Right To Buy scheme as a “slum landlord’s charter”. Denyer made the...
30 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The new director of Generation Rent is Ben Twomey, who takes over from Baroness Alicia Kennedy on June 14. A statement from...
29 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Two key figures jumped out at me from the National Residential Landlords Association’s (NRLA) excellent recent report on the private rented...
11 February 2023
From: The Big Issues
Renters’ Reform Bill The Renters’ Reform Bill will dominate the PRS policy agenda in 2023. Signs are encouraging that DLUHC is considering...
07 January 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
The long-awaited Renters Reform Bill did not even warrant a mention in a key speech yesterday by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak...
05 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, says rebooting rental reform must be the number one priority for...
27 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Generation Rent, the activist group led by Baroness Alicia Kennedy, has given a warm welcome to the return of Michael Gove...
26 October 2022
From: Breaking News
As I write this, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has gone back on his mini budget plan to abolish the 45p...
08 October 2022
From: The Big Issues
Our politics seems pretty broken to me and whilst I don’t wish to take a side between one flavour or the...
09 July 2022
From: Agent Advice
The government’s pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers for landlords and agents is “the worst form of gesture politics in...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News
The dusk of 2021 is upon us and, as is customary in property circles at this juncture, we look forward to...
18 December 2021
From: The Big Issues
Michael Gove - one of the most senior and controversial figures in modern politics - is the new Housing Secretary. Ben Beadle,...
16 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Labour says the funding of social care could be achieved by increasing tax on landlords. Party leader Sir Keir Starmer is today expected...
11 September 2021
From: Breaking News
A respected political website claims that over 30 MPs from a range of political parties have written to the Housing Secretary...
02 September 2021
From: Breaking News
The MP who is the architect of a Private Members Bill to allow pets in privately rented property is facing a...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News
The property market had enjoyed a boost thanks to the outcome of the general election in December, but now the market faces...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News
An amendment is urgently required to the Renters’ Reform Bill to prosecute “sex for rent” landlords and reassure victims that they...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Residential property transactions increased by 5.2% in the year to January 2020, according to HMRC ‘s latest property transaction statistics. There were...
24 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Foundation Home Loans has launched a new five-year buy-to-let mortgage product aimed at landlords who seek rate certainty but with a...
03 October 2019
From: Breaking News
In the context of mortgage applications, the term expat mortgages applies to anyone who lives outside the UK but wishes to...
30 May 2019
From: Breaking News
With a new year now upon us, it’s time to look forward to what might happen (and what is definitely happening)...
15 January 2019
From: Sponsored Content
Who are you? I am Director of Remax Key Properties, West Kensington. How long have you been trading? I’ve worked in property since graduating...
13 April 2018
From: 60 Second Interview
Two separate legal challenges have been launched against government's 'Right to Rent' policy. The scheme, which requires landlords to check the immigration...
02 February 2018
From: Breaking News
A Private Members’ Bill put forward by Labour MP, Karen Buck, which offers tenants the legal right to take action against...
16 January 2018
From: Breaking News
A buy-to-let landlord who was convicted of nine counts of breaching regulations for a house in multiple occupation (HMO) that he...
10 January 2018
From: Breaking News
Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to give cities the power to introduce rent controls under a Labour government. Yesterday was the last day...
28 September 2017
From: Breaking News
Former British prime minister Tony Blair made headlines over the Bank Holiday weekend for announcing a return to domestic politics to...
02 May 2017
From: Breaking News
Our new Chancellor, Philip Hammond, looks like a considered man and one hopes that he will be able to ‘kick away’...
24 October 2016
From: Breaking News
Two leading property experts, Paul Shamplina and Kate Faulkner, have joined forces to offer their blend of expertise in a one-day...
22 September 2016
From: Breaking News
Kevin Hollinrake, the Conservative MP and co-founder of Hunters estate agents, has tabled an amendment to the Finance Bill calling for...
05 September 2016
From: Breaking News
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has set out plans to introduce a new Tenants’ Rights Charter to increase protection for tenants in...
02 September 2016
From: Breaking News
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to introduce rent controls and secure tenancies in the private rented sector (PRS) if elected prime...
08 August 2016
From: Breaking News
The first figures following the introduction of the stamp duty surcharge for buy-to-let landlords and second homebuyers have been released by...
01 August 2016
From: Breaking News
An MP has spoken out in favour of buy-to-let landlords by insisting that they should never have been denied a tax...
04 July 2016
From: Breaking News
The new mayor of London Sadiq Khan has pledged to do all in his power to help make London “better” after...